广东省茂名市第二中学2024届英语九年级第一学期期末监测试题含解析

广东省茂名市第二中学2024届英语九年级第一学期期末监测试题注意事项: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、Domoreexerciseand______fromsugarandfatfood,thenyou’llbefitter.A．sendawayB．stayawayC．giveawayD．takeaway2、Noneofthemtalked.Theyfinishedtheirmealin_________.A．silence B．order C．place D．public3、AtfirstwedoubtedEric’sdiscovery.Lateritwasmadeafterhegavealotofexamples.A．believable B．enjoyable C．comfortable D．available4、Canyoutakea__________forJenny,please?A．noteB．informationC．newsD．message5、I

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it．A．none B．either C．neither D．both6、Cars,bikesandpeople__________stopwhenthetrafficlightsarered.A．can B．can't C．must D．mustn't7、Everyoneknowsthatthesunintheeast.A．rises B．falls C．stays D．lives8、—Couldyoupleasetellme______yesterday?—Inashopnearmyhome.A．whereyoubuythedictionary B．wheredoyoubuythedictionaryC．whereyouboughtthedictionary D．wheredidyoubuythedictionary9、_______everyonewithpoliteness(礼貌)eventhosewhoareveryrudetoyou,notbecausetheyarenice,butbecauseyouare.A．Totreat B．Treating C．Treat10、Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,parents_______moreandmoremoneyontheirchildren’seducation.A．takeB．costC．payD．spendⅡ.完形填空11、Agoodmemoryisoftenseenassomethingthatcomesnaturally(自然地),andabadmemoryassomethingthatcannotbechanged,1infactthereisalotthatyoucandotoimproveyourmemory.Herearesometipsforyou.TakeaninterestWeallrememberthethingsweareinterestedinandforgetthe2thatmakeusfeelbored.Thisexplainsthereasonwhyschoolboysrememberfootballresultseasily,butstruggle(斗争)withdatesfromtheirhistorylessons!Developan3interestinwhatyouwanttoremember.Onewaytomakeyourselfmoreinterestedistoaskquestions—the4,the5!Repeatthingsinchunks(块)Repeatingthingsisthebestwaytorememberthingsforashorttime,forexample,rememberingaphonenumberforafewseconds.Groupingnumbers6helpyoutorememberthem.Thefollowingnumberswouldbe7formostofustoremember:1492178919318483.Butlookatthemin“chunks”or“groups”,anditbecomesmucheasier:1492178919318483.InventastoryTorememberlonglists,tryinventingastorywhichincludesallthethingsyouwanttoremember.Inatest,people8torememberupto120wordsusingthiswayandwhentheyweretestedlater,theycouldremember9ofthem.Thetextresultwasreallyamazing!DevelopgoodhabitsYoumustallowyourbrain10enoughsleepandrest.Whenyouareasleep,yourbrainstoresmemory.Inaddition,caffeineinteaandcoffee________preventingsleepinessandhelpingconcentration(集中),buttheycanalsocauseproblemswithmemory.根据短文内容选择最佳答案。1．A．and B．but C．or2．A．ones B．one C．one’s3．A．alive B．accidental C．active4．A．fewer,better B．more,better C．more,worse5．A．may B．maynot C．maybe6．A．possible B．uneasy C．impossible7．A．areasked B．asked C．wereasked8．A．ninetypercent B．ninetypercents C．ninetiethpercent9．A．tohave B．have C．having10．A．arebadfor B．aregoodfor C．areharmfultoⅢ.语法填空12、MrBlackworkshardthesedaysandisverytired.InthemorningMrsBlackwantedtogoshopping.ShedrovethecaroutandMrBlack1．(sit)onthebackseat.MrsBlackstoppedtheircarnearashop."Youcan'tstophere,dear,"MrBlacksaid."Can'tyouseethesign'No2．(park)'there?I3．(notcare),"saidMrsBlack."Well,I4．(stay)inthecarandhaveasleep,"MrBlacksaid."I5．(be)tootired."Afterawhile,apolicecarcame.ThepolicemensawMrsBlack'scarandtookawaythecar.Theypulledthecartothepolicestation.OfcourseMrBlack6．(take)theretoo.Hewasstillasleeponthebackseat!Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Whenwethinkofmoney,wethinkofcoinsandpaperbills.Thatiswhatmoneyistoday.Butinthepastpeopleusedmanythingsinplaceofmoney.Somecountriesusedcows.Othercountriesusedsalt,tobacco,teaorstones.Todaytherearestillssomeplacesintheworldthatdonotusepapermoney.OneplaceistheislandofYapinthePacificOcean.OntheislandofYap,peopleusetheheaviestmoneyintheworld—Yapstones.Theseareround,whitestoneswithaholeinthemiddle.TheYapstonesdonotoriginatefromtheisland.TheYapmenhavetogototheislandsfourhundredmilesawaytofetchthem.Bigstonescanbetwelvefeethigh—asbigastwotallmen.Smallstonesareasbigasadinnerplate.RichpeopledonotcarrytheYapstones.Servantsfollowtherich.Eachservantcarriesastoneonapoleoverhisshoulder.Todaythepeopleontheislandusepapermoneyforeverydayshopping.ButforotherthingstheystillpreferYapstones.1．OntheislandofYap,peopleuse____asmoney.A．stonesB．cowsC．dinnerplatesD．salt2．Whatdoestheword“originate”mean?A．Grow.B．Come.C．DevelopD．Begin3．Nowpapermoneyisused_____ontheislandofYap.A．onlybyrichpeopleB．inplaceofYapstonesC．forshoppingofeverythingD．foreverydayshopping4．Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A．moneyusedaroundtheworldB．thehistoryofYapIslandC．moneyusedonYapIslandD．differentkindsofmoneyB14、ASCHOOLREPORTName:EdwardScott

School:KelvinGroveStateHighSchool

Grade:9

Termending:24,January

AnEnglishboy

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Assessment(评价)

Mathematics

Heisalittleweakinthis,buthehastriedhisbesttocatchupwithothers.

Science

Hecanworkoutmanydifficulties.Welldone!

English

Heisthebestintheclass.Keepitup.

French

Hisreadingisverygood,hecanremembermanywords.

History

Heisnotsogoodatthis,buthasdonebetterthanbefore.

Geography

Heisfamiliarwiththenamesofmanyplacesintheworld.

Music

Hedoesn'tlikepopsongs,thoughsingsverywell.

Remarks(评语):Edwardhastheabilitytodoalotbetter.Moreworkisneedednextterm.

Classteacher:IvyPrincipal:M.L.MartinSchoolreopens:16,February

1．Edward'sbestsubjectis.A．science B．French C．geography D．English2．Edwardisnotsogoodat.A．scienceandgeographyB．mathematicsandhistoryC．historyandFrenchD．musicandEnglish3．Accordingtotheform,whichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A．Edwardcan'tsingsongsverywell.B．Edwarddoesn'tdowellinscience.C．EdwardlearnstwoforeignlanguagesinschoolD．Edwardcandobetterifheworksharderinschool.C15、Jackthoughthimselfabasketballfan.HewatchedquitealotofAmericanNBAbasketballgames.Notonlydidhewatchthem,hespentmuchofhisfreetimeplayingonthecourttoo.Thencamethefinalyearofhismiddleschool.Allofhisregularteammatesstoppedshowinguponthecourtbecausetheyweresimplytoobusypreparingforthehighschoolentranceexamtoplay.Hewas,ofcourse,undermuchstresshimself,likeeveryoneelse.Agoodexamresultmeantagoodhighschool;amediocre(平庸的)scoremeantamediocreschool._________However,helovedbasketballsomuchthathestillfoundtimetoplay,thistimewithagroupofguyswhoweresaidtohaveskippedclasses(逃课)before.Someofhisteachersstartedworryingabouthim.TheyaskedhismothertogotoschooltoletherknowthatJackwashangingoutwithproblemkids.Whenhismotherreturnedhomethatday,shewantedtotalktoJack.Knowingthepurposeofhervisittotheschool,Jackthoughthismotherwouldpunishhimforbefriendingthosebadguys.Tohissurprise,hismotherwasnotangrywithhimatall.Shewantedtohearherson'ssideofthestory.SoJacktoldhismotheraboutwhatheknewofSimonandPeter.Simon'sparentswerebadlyill;Peter'sfatherhadlosthisjob.TheybothseemedtoJacktobenormalkids.Jack'smotherthoughtforamoment,thenwentontosaythatshewasOKwithhersonplayingwiththemandthatsheandhersonshouldthinkofwaystohelpthesekids.SoonJack'smumintroducedsomepart-timejobstoSimonandPeter,whichtheyaccepted.Shebelievedinhersonandcaredaboutthosewhowerelesslucky.Jack'sbasketballfriendsandhehaveleftfordifferentplaces,buttheystillkeepintouch.HeknowsPeterisnowamanagerofalocalbank.Simoniscurrentlyafreshmanatauniversity.Sadly,itisimpossibletogettogethertoplaybasketballagain,butwhenevertheygetonthephone,theytalkaboutitallthetime.1．AfterJack'smothercamehomefromschool,she.A．wasangrywithhimB．toldhimwhathisteachershadsaidC．askedhimtokeepawayfromproblemkidsD．waspatientenoughtolistentoherson'swords2．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Muchwasatstake"probablymeaninthepassage?A．Jackmustbepunishedbyhismother.B．Jackmightnotenteragoodhighschool.C．Jackmightgethurtwhenplayingbasketball.D．Jackmustbeinfluencedbadlybyproblemkids.3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Peter'sfamilyarelivingmuchbetter.B．Simonisnowstudyingatauniversity.C．Jack'smumunderstoodhiminsteadofblaminghim.D．Jack'steacherswantedhismothertohelphisfriends.4．Themainideaofthepassageisto.A．makefriendswithproblemkidsB．keepintouchwithfriendsallthetimeC．trytounderstandchildrenandhelpproblemkidsD．giveuphobbiesbeforethehighschoolentranceexamD16、Nowadays,manyteensarebadlyaddictedtousingphones.Itprobablywon’tsurpriseyouthatteensaretextingmorethaneverbefore.Insteadofsleeping,KennyAlarcon,16,oftentextswithhisfriendsthroughthenight.FrancesGarcia,ahighschoolsenior,sendsandreceivesabout1000textseachday.BothFrancesandKennywakeupseveraltimesduringthenighttotext.Kennyevensleepswithhisphoneunderhispillow.Dr.ElizabethDowdell,aprofessoratVillanovaUniversityinPennsylvania,saysthatit’scommonforteenstobeinterruptedbytextswhilesleeping.“Iftheyoftenlosesleep,”Dr.Dowdellsays,“teensmaybecomeangry,ordepressed.Alackofsleepcanleadtoweightgainandevenobesitybecausemanypeopleturntojunkfoodforquickenergywhentheyaretired.”Someexpertsareworriedabouthowtextingisaffectingteenagers’lives.Oneconcernisthatstudentsmightnotlearncorrectgrammarandspellingifmostofthewritingtheydoismadeupoftextmessages.Somepeoplealsoworrythatteensdon’tspendenoughtimetalkingwithothersface-to-face,whichcouldbehurtingtheirrelationshipswithfriendsandfamily.Moreover,allthattextingtakesawayhoursthatcouldbespentstudying,exercising,takingupahobby,orjustrelaxing.AccordingtoDr.Dowdell,teensneedtolearnthattheycanandshouldturnofftheirphonessometimes.ShehadKennyandFrancesdoanexperiment.Theseweretherules:Nophonefor48hours.NocomputerorInterneteither,unlessitwasforschoolwork.After48phone-freehours,KennyandFranceswereinterviewed.“Wow,itwaspuretorture(折磨),”Kennyjoked.Kennymissedhisfriends,andhewassadattimes.Buthealsofeltrelieffromtheconstanttexting.Hespenttimereadingbooksandtalkingwithhisfamily,whichhereallyenjoyed.Franceshadanevenhappierresult.“Ilovedit!”shesaid,“Iwasgoingtothegymandhangingoutwithfriendsandplayingbasketball.Ihadawonderfulexperience.”Francesdecidedtocontinuetheexperimentforawhile.“IthinkI’llbesomuchsmarterandhealthier,”sheexplained,“everybodyintheworldshouldtryit.”1．Ifteenskeepwakinguptotextwhilesleeping,theymay_____.A．getoverweight B．becomehappierC．disturbtheirparents D．feelmorerelaxed2．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．Mistakesinteens’textwriting.B．Timewastedonmeaninglesstexting.C．Worriesabouthowtextingaffectsteens.D．Encouragementtoteens’talkingface-to-face.3．ThewritermentionstheexperimentonFrancesandKennyto_____.A．advisepeoplewhattodowithoutphonesB．showteenscanlivewellwithoutphonesC．explainphonesareimportantinteens’livesD．introducehowtheymakegooduseofphonesE17、Amandiedandwasonhiswaytoanotherworld,eitherHeaven(天堂)orhell(地狱).Hesawaverybeautifulpalacehalfwayandtheownerofthepalaceaskedhimtostayandliveinthepalace.Themansaid,“IhavebeenworkinghardduringmylifeandnowIjustwanttoeatandsleepwithoutanywork.”Theownerofthepalacesaid,“Ifso,thereisnowhereelsebetterthanhereforyou.Thereisenoughdeliciousfoodinmypalaceandyoucaneatwhateveryouwantwithoutanyonestoppingyou.Moreover,nothingneedstobedonebyyou.”Then,themanstayedinthepalace.Atthebeginning,themanfeltveryhappy,eatingandsleeping,withoutthinkingaboutotherthings.Butgradually,hefeltabitlonelyandbored.Sohewenttotheownerandsaid,“Itistooboringtolivebyjusteatingandsleepingeveryday.NowIhavenointerestinthiskindoflifeanymore.Couldyouhelpmefindajob?”Theownerreplied,“Sorry,thereisnojobhereatall.”Afteranotherseveralmonths,themancouldnotstandhispresentlifeandwenttotheowneragainandsaid,“Ireallycannotstandthissortoflifeanymore.Ifyoudonotoffermeajob,Iwouldliketogotohellinsteadoflivinghere.”Theownerofthepalacelaughedloudlyandthensaid,“DoyouthinkitisHeavenhere?ItisactuallyHell!”1．Themancouldn’tstandthepresentlifeinthepalacebecause_________.A．hemusteatdeliciousfoodeverydayB．hadtohelpothersC．astimewenton,hegotboredD．theownerofthepalacewasunfriendly2．Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementsisRight?A．ThebeautifulpalacethemanlivedforseveralmonthsisHeaven.B．Someonewouldstoptheman,ifheatemore.C．ThemanthoughthewouldliveinHellratherthanheavenifhecouldn’tgetajob.D．Infact,inHeaventhemancouldeatandsleepwithoutanywork.3．What’sthetitleofthepassage?A．Ahard-workingmanB．HellandHeavenC．WhatyouwantinHeavenD．HellisbetterthanHeavenF18、OnahotAfricanmorning,Leilawaslyingonherstomachandanelephantwaswalkingtowardsher.Leilawaited.Thenshepushedthebuttononhercamera.“AndIgotmybestphotoofanelephantever,bylyingundermycar,”Leilaexplained.“Iwantedtogetclosetotheelephants,butofcoursethiswasdangerous;theyhadtheirbabieswiththem.SoeverymorningIusedtoparkmycarintheopennearthepath(小道).Theyusedtotakethesamepatheverymorningwhentheyleftthewaterhole.Afteraweek,theywereusedtoseeingmycar.Sothenextmorning,Ilayunderitandgotmyphoto!”Manyofthebestwildlifephotoscomefromgoodplanning.InAfrica,photographerssetuptheirhides(隐匿处)nearwaterholes.Theyalsosetuphidesnearforestpaths,asanimalsusethesamepathseverynight.Forbird-watching,manylakeshavehides.Insidethehides,bird-watcherscanwatchalldayintheshade(荫处)outofthewindandrain.Goodwildlifephotosareneededforbooks,postcards,magazinesandnewspapers.Butasuccessrateof1in20isgood.1．WhydidLeilalieunderhercaronthestomach?A．Becauseshewantedtosleep.B．Becauseshewantedtotakephotosbutwasafraidoftheanimals.C．Becauseit’seasytoseetheelephants.D．Becauseit’sverycomfortable.2．Howcanphotographerstakegoodphotos?A．Bymakinggoodpreparation.B．Bygoingintothe