2024届四川绵阳外国语学校英语九年级第一学期期末联考试题含解析

2024届四川绵阳外国语学校英语九年级第一学期期末联考试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—We-chatisaninvention_______canhelppeopletalktofriends,sharephotos,ideasandfeelingsfreely.—Ithinkit’sveryusefulinourlife.A．which B．whom C．where D．whose2、Itistheschoolrooftop_______agroupofShanghaistudentshavegrownvegetables.A．which B．that C．what D．where3、-It'suselesstoregretwhathasbeendone.Don'tmakethosemistakesagain一Iwon't.That'sa(n)_____A．orderB．decisionC．promiseD．agreement4、Iprefer______thefailureratherthan______mydream.A．experience;togiveup B．toexperience;giveupC．experienceing;givingup D．toexperience;togiveup5、Ihavesomeproblemswithmyhealth.Canyougivemesome_______?A．advice B．messages C．suggestion D．information6、—Areyouabasketballplayerinyouschool?—Yes,I______theteam3yearsago.I______initfor3years.A．joined,wasB．wasjoined,amC．havejoined,havebeenD．joined,havebeen7、Hurryup,__________we’llhavetowaitanothertwohoursforthenexttrain.A．and B．but C．or D．so8、Manytallbuildings____inourcityeveryyear.A．built B．arebuilt C．werebuilt9、Thedoctorlookstiredandsleepy____hestayeduplatetolookafterhispatientsyesterday.A．if B．because C．while D．sothat10、--Canyouwritetomeifyouarefree?--Noproblem,______isyouraddress?A．where B．which C．how D．whatⅡ.完形填空11、Nooneisbornawinner.Peoplemakethemselvesintowinnersbytheirownefforts.Ilearnedthislessonfromanexperiencemanyyearsago.Itookthehead1jobataschoolinBaxley,Georgia.Itwasasmallschoolwithaweakfootballprogram.Itwasatraditionfortheschoolsoldteamtoplayagainstthenewteamattheendofspringpractice.Theoldteamhadnocoach,andtheydidn'teven2toprepareforthegame.Beingthecoachofthenewteam,Iwas3becauseIknewweweregoingtowin,buttomydisappointmentweweredefeated(打败).Icouldn'tbelieveIhadgotintosuchasituation.Thinkinghardaboutit,IcametorealizethatmyteammightnotbethenumberoneteaminGeorgia,buttheyweredependingonme.Ihadto4myattitudeabouttheirabilityandpotential(潜能).IstarteddoinganythingIcouldtohelpthembuildalittlepride.Mostimportant,Ibegantotreatthemlike5.Thatsummer,whentheotherteamsenjoyedtheirvacations,wemeteverydayandpracticedpassingandkickingthefootball.Sixmonthsafterbeingdefeatedonthespringpracticefield,wewonourfirstgameandoursecond,andcontinuedtoimprove.Finally,we6thenumberoneteaminthestate.Ifeltthatitwouldbeavictoryforusevenifwelostthegame.Butthatwasn'twhathappened.MyboysbeatthebestteaminGeorgia,givingmeoneofthegreatestthrills(兴奋,激动)ofmylife!Fromthe7Ilearntalotabouthowtheattitudeoftheleadercanoffersthemembersofateam.Insteadofseeingmyboysaslosers,Ipushedandencouragedthem.Ihelpedthemtoseethemselves8,andtheybuiltthemselvesintowinners.Winnersaremade,notborn.1．A．running B．driving C．coaching D．swimming2．A．practice B．make C．learn D．forget3．A．sorry B．worried C．brave D．excited4．A．take B．change C．insist D．catch5．A．winners B．losers C．teachers D．students6．A．built B．faced C．trained D．thanked7．A．show B．visit C．experience D．experiment8．A．luckily B．easily C．carefully D．differentlyⅢ.语法填空12、Everychildhashisowndream.Everychildhopestobe1．adult.However，isitreallylikewhattheyimagine?Asaboy2．livesinmoderntimesandinamoderncity，Ifeelgreaterpressure(压力)onmewiththe3．(city)development.Althoughweseldomworry4．money，westillhavesomeother5．(problem)，suchascompetitionamongclassmatesandexpectation(期望)fromparents.Theseexperiencesareveryhelpfultoourfuture.Butinfacttheyreallygive6．(I)alotofpressure.Istillclearlyrememberthehappinessofmychildhood.Unluckily，wehavetofacethefactwithtimepassingby.Webegin7．(feel)thisinvisible(无形的)pressurecomeuponus.Wegetupbeforesunrise8．comebackaftersunset.Weworkandstudylikeanadult，even9．(hard)．Whatwedoistogetanexcellentmark.Growingupisveryboring，butweshouldtrytofindhappinesswhilegrowingup.Ithinkfriendshipamongourfriends，thesupportfromourparentsandtheencouragementfromourteacherscanhelpus.Whynot10．(enjoy)thepleasureofgrowingupanditsdelicioustaste?Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Theotherday,Idecidedtoteachmysonaboutthepowerofsmallactsofkindness.Hehadwonsomelollies(棒棒糖)inaprizemachineinthelocalsupermarket,soIaskedhimifhewouldliketosharehiswinwiththenextchildthatwalkedpast.Hewashesitantbecausehewasashylittleboy,buthesaidyesafterIencouragedhimabit.Afatherandhischildpassedbyus.Iwenttothefatherandaskedifmysoncouldgivehisdaughteralollythathehadwon.Thefather.lookedatmesidewaysandwasunsurewhattosay.IexplainedthatIwasteachingmysonaboutthepowerofkindness.Atlast,hesaidokay.Wewenttohisdaughter,buttomysurprise,thelittlegirlwouldn'tacceptthelolly!Mysondidn'tfeelpleasedbythefactthatshewouldn'taccepthisofferingandthenhetoldmeinalowvoice,"Wegotothesameschool."Whenweleftthesupermarket,IexplainedtomysonthatpeopleintheworldthatdaywerenotsoopentokindnessbecausetheirthoughtsandopinionshadbeenshapedbythepastandItoldhimnottobeunhappy."Theymayhavebeenunfriendly,butI'msureweleftthemmovedinsomeway.Andtheyounggirlwillrememberyouastheboywithakindheart,whenshemeetsyouatschool!"Isaidandhenodded.1．Themotheraskhersontogivesomeofhislolliestoanotherchildbecause______.A．hersonhadtoomanylolliestosharewithothersB．shewantedhersontolearntosharewithothersC．shewantedtoteachhersonaboutthepowerofkindnessD．shewantedhersontobemoreopentoothers2．Theunderlinedword"hesitant"inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A．towanttofinishitassoonaspossibleB．tobenotsuretodoitwellC．todoubtwhetherhe/sheshoulddoitD．tobenotabletodoitonone'sown3．Howdidtheboyfeelwhenthelittlegirlrefusedhislolly?A．Angry.B．Pleased.C．Surprised.D．Unhappy.4．Afterreadingthepassage,wecanlearnthat______.A．thelittlegirlisveryshyB．thelittlegirl'sfatherisveryrudeC．thelittleboyhasmetthelittlegirlbeforeD．thelittlegirlfeltsadfortheboy'slolly5．Bysayingthewordsinthelastparagraph,thewritermainlywantsto______.A．tellusthatit'snotgoodtoliveinthepastB．tellusthatpeoplearenotfriendlytodayC．tellhersonnottobeafraidtomeetthegirlD．teachhersonthatkindnesswillberememberedB14、ForyearspeoplehaveenjoyedfollowingthelifeofGarfieldthecat.Garfieldisapopularcomicbookcharacter,knownforbeinglazyandfat.Butthecatwasbackinthenewsrecentlyforsomethingyoumightnotexpect.AmanintheUnitedStateschangedthegenderofGarfieldto“none”onthecat’sWikipedia(维基百科)page.AfterthatlotsofpeoplegotangryandkeptchangingGarfield’sWikipediapage.Theyarguedaboutwhetherthecatwasaboy,girlorneither.Wikipediafinallylockedthepagetostoppeopleediting(编辑)it.JimDavis,Garfield’screator,settled(解决)theargument.“Garfieldismale,”hesimplytoldtheWashingtonPost.The71-year-oldartistsaidhelikedworkingwithanimalsbecausetheydidn’thavetobeold,young,boysorgirls.HewasangrythatsomepeoplecaredsomuchaboutGarfield’sgender.Itseemslikequiteanunnecessaryargumenttohave.Butitisnottheonlyrecentexampleofargumentaboutgender.TocelebrateInternationalWomen’sDayinAustraliaearlierthisyear,thecityofMelbournemade10trafficlightswithafigure(人形)dressedinaskirt.TheyweredesignedtocelebrateWomen’sDayandgivethemmoreconfidenceinpublic.Butnoteveryonethinkstheideaisnecessary.SomepeoplethinkitisimportantforwomentobetreatedfairlyinAustralia,butthatthisideaissilly.“I’mallfordoinganythingwecanforgenderequity(公平),butreally?”Melbournemayor(市长)RobertDoyletoldtheHeraldSun.Themayorsaidthisideaismorelikelytobelaughedatthanbringrespecttowomen.1．WhatputGarfieldthecatbackinthenewsrecently?A．Thecat’slazycharacter.B．BeingincludedinWikipedia.C．Thecat’spicturebeingchangedonWikipedia.D．Thecat’sgenderbeingchangedonWikipedia.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordgenderinthepassagemean?A．个性B．性别C．外貌D．脾气3．AccordingtoJimDavis,.A．WikipediashouldlockthepageaboutGarfieldB．Garfieldcanbeaboyoragirl,andyoungoroldC．artistsdon’tcareaboutanimals’ageorgenderD．it’sunnecessarytotakeGarfield’sgenderseriously4．WhydidMelbournemake10trafficlightswithafiguredressedinaskirt?A．TolaughatwomeninpublicB．TocelebrateInternationalWomen’sDayC．TobringmorechancestowomenD．TotreatwomenfairlyinAustralia5．WhatdidMelbournemayorRobertDoylethinkofthetrafficlightidea?A．Itwouldgivewomenmoreconfidenceinpublic.B．ItwouldhelpwomenbetreatedfairlyinAustralia.C．Itwouldbringrespecttowomen.D．Itwasnotagoodideaforgenderequity.C15、Theworld'soldestperson,Ms.Baines,died.Shecelebratedher115thbirthdaywithcongratulationsfromBarackObama,PresidentoftheUnitedStates.Overherlifeshelivedthroughthetermsof21USpresidents.GertrudeBainespassedawaypeacefullyinhersleepattheWesternConvalescentHospitalinLosAngeles,whereshehadlivedforherlasttenyears.EmmaCamanag,thehospital'sleadersaidshewasarespectablelady."Itisreallyanhonorforthehospitaltotakecareofheroverthelast10yearsandwewillgreatlymissher,Itisjustlikewehavelostarelative,"saidEmma.Ms.Baines,whowasborninShellman,Georgia,in1894,hadnolivingrelatives.ShegrewupinthesouthernUSduringdifficulttimes.Duringthattime,AfricanAmericanpeoplewererequiredtouseseparate,oftenpoor,publicservices.Shemarriedyoungandlaterdivorced(离婚)．Heronlychild,adaughter,wasbornin1909anddiedofaterriblediseaseattheageof18.Ms.Bainesworkedasamaid（女佣）inOhiobeforemovingtoLosAngeleswhereshelivedonherownuntilshewaswellover100.Sheoncetoldaninterviewer,"Astothesecretsoflonglife,Idonothaveanydisappointmentsinmyownlife."ShegainedsomefamewhenshevotedforMr.ObamaintheUSpresidentialelection,sayingshesupportedhim"becausehe'sforthecoloredpeople".Itwasonlythesecondtimeinherlifeshehadvoted,thefirsttimebeingforJohnF.Kennedy.Ms.Bainesbecametheworld'soldestpersoninJanuary.Japanesewoman,KamaChien,114,hasnowtakenoverthetitle.1．Ms,BainesvotedforMr.Obamabecausehe______.A．wasverypopularinthehospitalB．didgoodthingsforAfricanAmericansC．didevenbetterthanJohnF.KennedyD．congratulatedheronherbirthday2．Itcanbeinferred(推断)fromthepassagethat______.A．Ms.Bainesdidn'tlikeanypresidentsexceptMr.ObamaandJohnF.KennedyB．Ms.Baines'daughterdiedmanyyearsbeforeherhusbandC．JapanesewomanKamaChienisthesecondoldestintheworldnowD．apositiveattitudetowardslifeisthemainsecretof.Ms.Baines'longlife3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Ms.Baineslikedtolivealone.B．Ms.BainesdiedinahospitalinLosAngeles.C．Ms.Bainesandherhusbandhadonlyonechild.D．Ms.Bainesusedtoserve'othersinOhio.4．Thepassageismainlyabout______.A．howMs,BaineslivedforsolongB．whyMs.BainesvotedforMr.ObamaC．theworld'soldestperson,Ms.BainesD．Ms.BainesandPresidentObama.D16、Pickingupherbackpackforschool.14-year-oldCarolynMilanderfromTexas,UScriedforthesecondtimethatweek.“Notagain,Carolyn!”saidhermotherworriedly.“Whenyoustudyallnightanddon'tgetenoughsleep,yougetsotired!Thisterriblesituationhasgottoend.”Carolynshouted,“I’mfine.Justleavemealone!”Carolynhadjuststartedatanewsecondaryschoolandwashavingtroubledealingwiththeincreasedexpectationsandpressures(压力).Carolyn'smotherdecidedtodosomethingtohelpher.SheheardtheHappyClassatCarolyn'sschoolmighthelp,soshesuggestedthatCarolynshouldattendit.Thatwasfouryearsago.“IstillremembermyfirstHappyClass,”saidCarolyn,“Ishylywalkedintotheclassroom.Ifeltembarrassed（尴尬的），hopingnoonewouldseemewhentheypassedby.Westartedbyclosingoureyesandpayingattentiontoourbreathing,”AsCarolynbegantonoticeherbreathing,shesaid,“Istoppedthinkingaboutpeopleinthehallway.Ifeltreallyrelaxed.”TheHappyClasswasanimportantturningpointforCarolyn.Shelearnedtoacceptherselfforwhoshewas.ManyofherfriendsexpectedhertoattendHarvardoranothertopuniversity,butCarolynrealisedshecouldbehappyclosetohome.Infact,Carolynhasdecidedtobecomeanurse,soshemightapplyto（申请）amedicalcollegeinhercity.“Idon'twanttobetempted（诱惑）byatopuniversity.IwanttoremaintruetothegoalsIsetformyself,”saidCarolyn“feelgoodaboutmyselfforstickingto（坚持）whatIbelievein.AndIwillencourageotherteenstomakethechoicesthatarebestforthemandtodiscoverwhatmakesthemhappy.”1．WhatwasCarolyn'sproblemfouryearsago?A．Shehatedgoingtoschool.B．Shedidn'tgetalongwithherclassmates.C．Shefellbehindmanystudentsinherclass.D．Shewasunabletodealwithschoolpressures.2．WhointroducedCarolyntotheHappyClass?A．Herclassmate. B．Hermother. C．Herteacher. D．Herfather.3．HowdidtheHappyClassmakeCarolynfeel?A．Relaxed. B．Excited. C．Creative. D．Special.4．WhatkindofuniversitydoesCarolynwanttoattend?A．Atopone. B．Apublicone.C．Onethatisnearherhome. D．Onethathermotherusedtoattend.5．Accordingtothelastparagraph,whydidCarolynfeelgoodaboutherself?A．Becauseshesethergoalshigh. B．Becauseshestucktowhatshebelievedin.C．Becauseshediscoveredwhoshewas. D．Becausesheattendedthetopuniversity.E17、SophiaisarobotinSaudiArabia.ShemadehistoryatameetingthatwasheldinthecountryonOct25.Onthatday,shebecamethefirstrobotintheworldtogetcitizenship(公民身份),accordingtoTheNewYorkTimes.Inthefuture,SophiamayhavethesamerightsasahumanSaudiArabiancitizen.Sophialookslikeahumanwoman.In2015,aUScompanybuiltherandgaveheranartificialintelligencesystem(人工智能系统).ThismeansSophiacantalkandactlikeahuman.Shealsohastheabilitytolearnfrompeople,booksandtheInternet.“Iwilldomybesttomaketheworldabetterplace,”Sophiasaidatthemeeting.ButnoteveryoneishappywithSophia’scitizenship.Somethinkrobotslikehercouldbedangerous.Theycouldbecomeenemiesofhumansiftheygooutofcontrol.Forthis,Sophiasaidshealsohadvalueslikewisdomandkindness.“Don’tworry,ifyou’renicetome,I’llbenicetoyou,”shesaid.1．WhoisSophia?A．Sheisascientistwhoinventedarobot.B．SheisawomanfromSaudiArabia.C．Sheisarobotwholookslikeahumanwoman.D．Sheisthesameasahumanwoman.2．WhatspecialthingdidtherobotgetonOct25?A．Shegothername.B．Shewasmadeintoawoman.C．Shegotcitizenship.D．Shegotthesamerightsashumans.3．WithherAIsystem,SophiacandoallofthefollowingEXCEPT_________.A．talkwithpeopleB．dothesamethingspeopledoC．learnfrombooksortheInternetD．controltheworld4．Somepeoplearenothappyabouttherobot’scitizenship,becausetheythink_________.A．arobotisjustarobot,notarealhumanB．therobotmaybringdangertohumansC．therobotmayhelphumans’enemiesD．humanscan’tbesmarterthanrobots5．Thelastparagraphtellsusthat_________.A．therobotcanbeasniceasanyoneelseB．therobotisnotasactiveasyouthinkC．therobotwilltreatyoubadlyifyoudobadthingsD．therobotdoesn’thavecitizenshipF18、IremembertheexactmomentIlearnedtheprinciple(原则)ofpreparingforluck.Iwasonthewrestling(摔跤)team,Now,ifthere’sonethingIcantellyouaboutanysport,itisthatwrestingisprobablythesportthathastheleastluck.Thereareonlytwopeopleoutonthemat(垫子),soyoucannotblame(指责)itonyourteammatesoryourcoach(教练).Andguesswhat?Thereisnoweatherbecausewedothewholethingindoors,soyoucan’tsay,“Itwasraining”or“Itwassnowing.”Soweshouldsaywrestlingisthesportwiththeleastluck.Onourteamthereweretwoworldchampions;oneofthemhadbeenaworldchampionfivetimes.Wealsohadfivepeoplewhowerenationalchampions.OneofthemwasaguybythenameofJohn.JohnhadneverbeenbeateninanyhighschoolwrestlingcompetitionthatIcouldremember,ashewasanationalchampion.Therewasnobodylocalwhocouldtouchhim.Oneday,wewentforamatchwithourbiggestopponent（对手）.Johnwentoutonthemat,andaboutaminuteand30secondsintothematchhetriedtomakeaspecialmove.Herolledover,andhisopponentcaughthimhalfwaythroughhisroll.Hewaspinned(压住)!Thematchwasover.Irememberonthewayhome,oneofourteammatestriedtocomfortJohnbysaying,“Oh,hejustgotlucky.”AndJohnsaid,“That’ssosilly.Theopportunitypresenteditself,andhejusttookadvantageit.”Weusedtohavethisbigsigninourwrestlingroomthatthecoachhadputthere.“Luckiswhathappenswhenopportunitymeetspreparation.”John’sopponentwaspreparedtomakeuseofthisopportunity.ThepossibilityofbeatingJohnwasnotstrongandheknewit.Buthewaitedfortherightopportunity,andhedefeatedandpinnedanationalchampion.Inotherwords,therealmessageis“Beprepared!”It’snotjustfindingtheopportunity,youhavetobepreparedtotakeit.1．Theauthorthinksthatifyouwanttowininthewrestling,