湖北襄阳老河口四中学2024届英语九上期末学业水平测试试题含解析

湖北襄阳老河口四中学2024届英语九上期末学业水平测试试题注意事项：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、Youcanworkinsmallorlargegroups:it________yourpersonalchoice.A．putson B．comeson C．dependson D．hangson2、BythetimeIlockedthedoor,IrealizedI________mykeysathome.A．hadrepaired B．hadchangedC．hadforgotten D．hadleft3、--Whatelsedoyouneed,sir?--________else.I’vegotenough,Thanks.A．Nothing B．Anything C．Something4、"Iwanttoknow."saidtheboyopeningthebox.A．what'sinsidethebox B．wheretheboxisC．thatthere'ssomecandy D．howbigisthebox5、—Thisisquiteanewphrase.—Right.Ithasalreadythelanguage.A．spokenB．usedC．enteredD．covered6、I’msurethatyouwillsucceedintheend___________yougiveuphalfway.A．untilB．tillC．unlessD．although7、________youtogetgoodmarksintheEnglishexam.A．Wish B．Wishes C．Hope D．Hopes8、SongofYouthisaverypopularmoviethesedays.That’strue.people,especiallytheyoung,enjoywatchingit.A．Millionsof B．Twomillions C．Twomillionsof9、Jackisdishonest.Healways________someexcusesfordoingsomethingwrong.A．makesupB．setsupC．takesupD．picksup10、一Youlooktired.What'sthematter?一Ionasofabecausemygrandparentshavebeenheretospendtheweekend.Ican'thaveagoodsleep.A．sleptB．amsleepingC．wassleepingD．havesleptⅡ.完形填空11、Ronny’sBookRonnylookedlikeeveryotherkidinthefirst-gradeclassroomwhereIvolunteeredastheReadingMom.However,Ronnywasdifferentfromhisclassmatesinotherways.Hehadaspeechproblemsohecouldn’t1likeotherkidsinhisgrade.IworkedwithallthestudentsinRonny’sclassonebyonetoimprovetheirreadingskills.OnthedayswhenitwasRonny’s2,I’dgivehimasilentsmile,andhe’dflyoutofhischair.Hesatveryclosetomeandopenedthebookasifhewasopeningatreasurenobodyhadeverseen.Iwatchedhis3moveslowlyundereachletterashestruggled(努力)toreadout.Everytimehe4toreadawordwithastrangepronunciation,thebiggestsmilewouldspreadacrosshisfaceandhiseyeswouldshinewith5.Itbrokemyhearteachandeverytime.Afewweeks6theschoolyearended,Iheldanawardsceremony(颁奖典礼).I7Ronnywithabook—oneofthoseLittleGoldenBooksthatonlycost$5.Tearsrandownhisfaceasheheldthebookclosetohimandwent8tohisseat.Istayedwiththeclassfortherestoftheday.Ronnyneverletgoof(放开)the9,notonce.Itneverlefthishands.Afewdayslater,Ireturnedtotheschooltovisit.I10Ronnyonachairneartheplayground,thebookopeninhislap.Histeachersaid,“Hehasn’tputthatbookdownsinceyougaveittohim.Doyouknowthat’shis11bookhe’severactuallyowned?”Keepingbackmytears,IwalkedtowardsRonny,placedmyhandonhisshoulderandasked,“Willyoureadmeyourbook,Ronny?”Andthen,forthenextfewminutes,hereadtomemore12thanI’deverthoughtpossiblefromhim.Thepageswerealreadydog-eared(卷角的),likethebookhadbeenreadthousandsof13already.Whenhefinishedreading,Ronnyclosedhisbookandsaidwithgreatsatisfaction(满意),“14book!”WhatapowerfulcontributionthewriterofthatLittleGoldenBookhadmadeinthelifeofadisadvantagedchild.Atthatmoment,IknewIwouldbecome15aboutmyownwritinganddowhatthatwriterhaddone,andprobablystilldoes—careenoughtowriteastorythatchangesachild’slife,careenoughtomakeadifference.1．A．readB．copyC．writeD．listen2．A．teamB．termC．turnD．tour3．A．fingersB．armsC．legsD．ears4．A．forgotB．decidedC．refusedD．managed5．A．fearB．prideC．promiseD．silence6．A．afterB．beforeC．sinceD．when7．A．coveredB．sharedC．presentedD．compared8．A．outB．upC．awayD．back9．A．handB．classC．bookD．chair10．A．followedB．noticedC．heardD．realized11．A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．fourth12．A．coldlyB．slowlyC．clearlyD．quietly13．A．mistakesB．salesC．chancesD．times14．A．SmallB．GoodC．NewD．Old15．A．seriousB．nervousC．worriedD．surprisedⅢ.语法填空12、Doyouknowtheboyinthepicture?HeisKuangHeng.KuangHenglivedinmorethan2,0001．(year)agoinChina.Fromthepicturewecansee:atthattime,hewasinwornclothes,andsittingat2．woodentablewithapileofbooksonit.Alittleweaklightcame3．throughasmallholeinthewall.Hewasreadingcarefully.Thisisthewell-knownstoryfromtheancientChineseidiom.KuangHengwassopoor4．hecouldn'tevenaffordacandle,sohe5．（dig）aholeinthewallto"steal"lightfromhisneighbor'shouse6．(read)atnight.Themoralofthestorytellsusthatweshouldtry7．(we)besttolearnknowledge,butneverbediscouraged8．(easy),nomatterhowdifficultthesituationmaybe.Ofcourse,things9．(be)quitedifferenttoday,butweshouldrememberthathardworkpaysoff.Weshouldtakepainstoimproveourselvesthroughlearningandget10．(prepare)forourfuture.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Animalscanmovefromplacetoplace,butplantscannot.Whenananimalisunderattack,itcanrunawayorfightback.Plantscertainlycannotrunaway,andtheyhavenoteethorclaws.Butplantscanstillprotectthemselvesinbothphysicalandchemicalways.Someplantshavetheirownwaystokeepanimalsaway.Forexample,theleavesofthehollies(冬青树)have

sharpspines(刺)thatdiscouragegrass-eatinganimals.Hollyleavesonlowerbrancheshavemorepricklesthan

leavesonupperbranches.Thisisbecausethelowerleavesareeasierformostanimalstoreach.Someplants,suchastheoaktrees(橡树),havethickandhardleavesthataredifficultforanimalstoeat.Somegrassesmaycontainasandymaterial，soeatingsuchgrasseswearsdowntheanimal'steethManyplantsalsohavethechemicaldefense.Someplantsproducechemicalsthattastebitterorcauseanunpleasantreaction.Someplantsmayprotectthemselvesbyincreasingtheproductionofthesechemicals.Whenaworm(毛虫)bitesatobaccoleaf,theleafproducesachemicalsmell.Manyplantsdependonbothphysicalandchemicaldefense.AcertainplantinChina,forinstance,hasprickly(多刺的)leaves,andeachpricklecontainspoisonouswater(毒液).Onlyoneexperiencewiththiskindofplantwillteachananimaltostayawayfromitinthefuture.1．Whatcanaplantdowhenitisunderattack?A．ItcanprotectitselfB．Itcanrunaway.C．Itcanfightback.D．Itmustdie.2．Whydotheleavesofthehollieshavesharppricklesaccordingtothepassage?A．Becausetheyarelower.B．Becausetheyarebeautifultowatch.C．Becausetheystoppeoplefrompicking..D．Becausetheymakegrass-eatinganimalsstayaway.3．Howdoesanoaktreeprotectitself?A．Ithasleaveswithadeliciousmaterial.B．Ithasleaveswithsharpprickles.C．Ithasthickandhardleaves.D．Itsleavestastebitter.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sandy”meaninChinese?A．含盐的B．含沙的C．坏掉的D．腐烂的5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thehollieshavethickandhardleaves.B．TheoaktreeshaveleaveswithpoisonouswaterC．Aplanthasonlyonekindofwaytoprotectitself,physicaloneorchemicalone.D．Atobaccoleafproducesachemicalsmellwhenawormbitesit.B14、Whatwillyoudowhenyouhavesomethingdifficulttodo?Iusedtoaskmotherforhelp.Butshealwayssaid,“Doityourself,dear.”Iwasnotgladatall.Ithoughtshewasthelaziestmotherintheworld.Forexample,oneday,Idecidedtoinvitesomefriendstomyhome.Mybedroomwasnotinorder.Bookswereeverywhere.AndIdidn’tmakethebed.Iaskedmymothertohelpmetocleanit,butshestillsaid,“Doityourself,dear.”Becauseofmy“lazymother”,Ihavetowashmyclothesandcleanmyroom.Ihavetohelpmyparentsdosomehousework.Itisreallyhardformetodoeverythingwell,butIhavelearnedalot.Astimegoesby,Icometounderstandmymother.Shemakesmecleverandactive!Whatagreatmother!Agoodmotherisworthonehundredteachers!Don’tyouthinkso?1．Thewriterusedto________whenshehadsomethingdifficulttodo.A．belazy B．doitherselfC．askhermotherforhelp D．askherfiendstohelpher2．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“inorder”meaninChinese?A．整齐 B．预购 C．正常 D．出故障3．Whatwouldthewriter’smothersaywhensheaskedherforhelp?A．Askyourfatherforhelp,dear.B．Doityourself,dear.C．Letyourfriendshelpyou,dear.D．Youarethelaziestgirlintheworld!4．Thewriterhaslearnedalotby_______.A．askinghermotherforhelpB．doingeverythingbyherselfC．talkingwithhermotheroftenD．invitingherfiendstoherhouse5．Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhermother?A．Sheisalazymother.B．Sheisanactivemother.C．Sheisanunhappymother.D．SheisacleverandgreatmotherC15、Wouldyouliketoliveinacitywherebuildingsturnthelightsoffforyou,andself-drivingcarswillfindthenearestparkingspacethemselves?Althoughitmightsoundalttlefarfromyou,livingina"smart"citylikethiscouldhappensoonerthanyouthink.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceintownsthatwehavelivedinforcenturies,whilecompletelynewcitiesarebeingbuilt.OnesuchplaceisthecityofSongdo.Everyhometherewillhavea"telepresencesystem(远程遥控系统)--allowinguserstocontroltheheatingandlocks,takepartinvideomeetings,andreceiveeducation,healthcareandgovernmentservices.Aroundthecity,escalators(自动扶梯)willonlymovewhensomeoneisonthem,andofficesandschoolswillallbeconnectedtothesystem.ThegreatmindbehindSongdoisfromthecompanyCisco.Infact,technologycompaniesaroundtheworldsuchasIBM,SiemensandMicrosoftarealreadyinthebusiness.About75%oftheworld'spopulationwillliveincitiesby2050,socitieswillneedtobemoremoderntodealwiththecomingproblems.Makingcitiessmarterisonewayout,andIthinkthiswillinturnmakecitiesgreener,saidDanHill,headofaresearchcompany.1．Accordingtothetext,livingina"smart"city______A．isnotagreenwayB．willbefarfromyouC．willsoonbecometrueD．iscompletelyimpossible2．WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A．Acityofthefuture.B．AmeetinginSongdo.C．Aplantobuildahouse.D．Areportonpublichealth.3．WhichcompanyoffersthegreatmindtobuildSongdo?A．Cisco.B．IBM.C．Siemens.yagnoOLEDD．Microsoft.4．DanHillthinksthatmakingcitiessmarterisonewayto______.A．drivepeopleoutofcitiesB．controltheworld'spopulationC．develophisowncompanyD．solvethecities'comingproblems5．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．FutureEducationB．SmartCitiesC．GovernmentServicesD．FamousCompaniesD16、Bassaniolookedatthethreeboxes,buthedidn'treadthewritingonthem.Helookedatthegoldandsilver.“Theworldistrickedbyappearances，”hesaid.“Peopleoftenhideordinarythingswithbeautifulgold,silver,andjewels.Peoplealwaysagreewiththosewhospeakwell,eveniftheysayfoolishthings.Manypeoplewhoseembravearecowards(懦夫).Idon'twantthesebeautifulboxesofgoldandsilver.Iwillchoosethelead(铅)boxwithitsordinarycolour.Itspeaksmoretomethanallthegoldandsilverintheworld.Pleasegivemethekeytotheleadbox.Lethappinessbemine.”WhenBassanioopenedtheboxandsawthepictureofPortiainsideit,helovedherevenmorebecausethepicturewasverybeautiful,butPortiaherselfwasevenmorebeautifulthanthepicture.Thewritinginsidetheboxtoldhimthathehadchosentherightbox.ItsaidthatheshouldgotoPortiaandlookintohereyes.Shewouldbehiswife.Bassaniocouldnotbelieveit.“Isitreallytrue?Willyoureallybemywife?Iamafraidtobelieveituntilyousayso.”BassanioaskedPortia.“Lookatme，”saidPortia.“Iamyours.EverythingIamandeverythingIhaveisyours.Untilnow,Iwastheruler(统治者)ofthispalace,masterofmyservants,andqueenofmyself.Nowthepalace,theservantsandIareyours.Igivethemtoyouwiththisring.Letitalwaysbethesymbol(象征)ofourlove.Ifyoulosethisring,orsellit,orgiveitaway,itwillmeanthatyounolongerloveme.1．WhatkindofboxdidBassaniochoose?A．Gold. B．Silver. C．Lead. D．Wood.2．WhatdidBassanioseeinthebox?A．Adeadanimal. B．Apictureofafool.C．ApictureofPortia. D．Lotsofjewels.3．WhydidBassaniochoosetheleadbox?A．Becausehedidn'tlikegoldandsilver.B．BecauseheknewthatPortia'spicturewasintheleadbox.C．BecausePortiatoldhimtochoosetheleadbox.D．Becausehethoughtthattheworldistrickedbyappearancesandtheleadboxspeaksmoretohimthanallthegoldandsilverintheworld.E17、Weoftenfindthatweekendsandholidaysfeelsoshortwhileclassesandworkfeelsolong.Actually,though,weknowthatthisisnottrue.Butwestillwonderwherethatstrangefeelingcomesfrom.Infact,thisisoneofthewaysthatwe’retrickedbytime,accordingtothewebsiteAllThatIsInteresting.Thewebsitelistsseveralwrongimpressionsweoftenhaveabouttime.Let’shavealook.Firstofall,emotionsaffectourtime-keepingabilities.Negativeemotions,especiallyanxietyandboredom,maketimeseemlongerbecausetheymakeusconcentratemoreonthepassageoftime.However,whenweareenjoyingourselves,wepaymoreattentiontowhatwearedoingandarelikelytolosetrackof(失去对……的意识)time.Hereisanotherexample.In2007,agroupofscientistscarriedoutatest.Inthetest,peoplefell50metersintoasafetynetandwerethenaskedabouttheirexperience.Althoughtheexperiencetookshorterthan3seconds,thepeoplethoughtitwasmuchlongerthanitactuallywas.Thisisbecauseofthewayourbodiesreplytodanger,accordingtothescientists.Ourbodiesproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline(肾上腺素)whenwearefacedwithdanger.Itallowsustoconcentratebettersothatwecanstayalive.Asaresult,weareabletorememberfarmoredetails(细节)overashortperiodoftime,whichmakesitseemliketimeisgoingmoreslowly.Anothersituationwhenwemakemistakesabouttimeiswhenwetakeafternoonnaps(午觉).Haveyoueverhadtroubletellingwhattimeitisafteralongnap?That’sbecausethebestamountoftimeforanapis20minutes.After20minutes,youenteranewstageofsleepcalledslow-wavesleep.Ifyouwakeupmid-wayinthisstage,itwilltakeawhilebeforeyoucancorrectlyperceive(感知)timeagain.Yes,timecanbemysteriousandthereisnowaytocontrolit.So,perhapsthebestthingtodoistomakegooduseofeveryminute.1．Accordingtothepassage,whatpossiblymakespeoplefeelsolong?A．weekendsandholidaysB．weekendsandworkC．classesandworkD．holidaysandwork2．WhichisNOTthewrongimpressionsthatweoftenhaveabouttimeaccordingtothethewebsitelisting?A．negativeemotionsB．positiveemotionsC．adrenalineD．scientists3．Accordingtothepassage,inwhichsituationdowemakemistakesabouttime?A．Wehavemanyproblemsleftinthetestpaper,butthetimeisup.B．Wehaveamathtestwhenwefalldownfromahighplace.C．Wemayhavetroubletellingwhattimeitisafteralongnap.D．Wegotoschoolontheschoolbusasusualonweekdays.4．Accordingtothepassage,whatwillNOThappenwhenwearefacedwithdanger?A．Ourbodieswillproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline.B．Weareabletofeelthattimeseemstogomoreslowly.C．Adrenalinewillmakeusconcentratebettertostayalive.D．Wewillforgetfarmoredetailsoverashortperiodoftime.5．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Negativeemotions,especiallyanxietyandboredom,maketimeseemlongerbecausetheymakeusconcentratemoreonthepassageoftime.B．Whenweareenjoyingourselves,wepaymoreattentiontowhatwearedoingandweareabletofeelliketimeisgoingmoreslowly.C．Ifwewakeupmid-wayafteralongnap,itwilltakeawhilebeforewecancorrectlyperceivetimeagain.D．Timecanbemysteriousandthereisnowaytocontrolit.So,perhapsthebestthingtodoistomakegooduseofeveryminute.F18、WhenmyfirstwartimeChristmascame,IwasinbasictraininginNewJerseyandnotsureifIwouldmakeithomefortheholidays.OnlyontheafternoonofDecember23wasthelistofmenwhowouldhavethethree-dayholidayposted.Iwasoneoftheluckysoldiers.ItwasChristmasEvewhenIarrivedhome,andalittlesnowhadfallen.Motheropenedthefrontdoor.Icouldseebeyondher,intothecornerofthelivingroomwherethetreehadalwaysstood,therewerelights,allcolors,andornaments(饰品)shiningagainstthegreenofapine.“Wherediditcomefrom?”Iasked.“IaskedtheGatesboytocutit,”mymothersaid.“Iwouldn’thavehadonejustformyself,butwheningreatneed…sucharush!Hejustbroughtitinthisafternoon.”Thepinereachedtotheproperheight,almosttotheceiling,andtheTreeTopCrystalStarwasinitsplace.Afewgreenbranchesreachedoutalittleawkwardly(难看)attheside,Ithought,andtherewasabitofbaretrunkshowinginthemiddle.ButthetreefilledtheroomwithwarmlightandthewholehousewiththepleasantsmellofChristmas.“It’snotliketheoneyouusedtofind,”mymotherwenton.“Yourswerealwaysingoodshape.IsupposetheGatesboydidn’tknowwheretolookforabetterone.ButIcouldn’tbefussybecausehehadtriedhisbest.”“Don’tworry,”Itoldher.“It’sperfect.”Itwasn’t,ofcourse,butatthemomentIrealizedsomethingforthefirsttime:allChristmastreesareperfect.1．Whatdidhismother’sChristmastreelooklike?A．B．C．D．2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A．Onesoldiertoldthewriterhewouldhaveathree-dayholidayforChristmas.B．Whenthewritergothome,theGatesboywascuttingaChristmastree.C．HismotherwouldnotcomplainfortheChristmastreewhichlookedawkward.D．AllthesoldierswereluckytogohomeforChristmasduringthewar.3．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat___________.A．thewriterspenthisfirstChristmasduringthewarB．thewriterdidn’tlikethetreecutbys